After using copilot for 2 months, I found it somehow useful for very generic repetitive cases, but for complex specific stuff it was very bad
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Helped: Very generic repetitive cases.
Got in the way: Complex specific stuff; generic code required adaptation.
… This looks like when one of the consultants hired by our company and paid 10k+ per month for a ISO 27001 certification said: you need to make sure your password fields show a * instead of the actual character. After using copilot for 2 months, I found it somehow useful for very generic repetitive cases, but for complex specific stuff it was very bad. I'd rather spend an hour writing code and understanding the problem I'm trying to solve than spending an hour understanding and adapting some generic code that partially does what it needs to do. …